412 Scientific Intelligence. 
to such a degree as to entail all the inconveniences of a series of de- 
tached pamphlets. The double paging of the separate and of, the con- 
i ces much con 
references. @ most convenient course pointed out by experience, 
rather incidental. In any case, not only should the original paging of a 
memoir be retained in the separately issued ee — 2 should bear 
no other. Double paging is very troublesome in refer 
We would further suggest to authors the g sai jemntaniiedees to citation 
and reference of what may be called catch-titles to papers of descriptive 
botany or zoology, consisting of a eet word or two, by which the 
paper may be succinctly referre 
In conclusion we note that the Pasha of the Linnean Society, hav- 
ing formerly employed the word biology in the sense nearly of ap hee 
now, following the recent lead of the British Association, uses i wt the 
sense of zoology and botany (in their widest sense) combined. Natural 
History (an unfortunately-chosen word in the first instance) includes at 
least mineralogy, and natural-historical is an unmanagable adjective, 
Biology and no are ee words in this sense, — supply 
just what is much wa  G. 
2. Flora B 
holon errant: and Fumariacee, the last_ two 
soles soakaies each only a single species naturalized in Brazil. ‘th 
serve, however, to introduce, “te a note in which Dr. Eichler, with good 
the 
reason excludes Tovaria fro Capparidece and refers it to the 
Papaveracee, oe ea, a dissertation upon the morphology of the flower 
of Fuma we give a separate abstract. ere } 
riace 
full synopsis of all she South American species of Cleome and of Capparis, 
newly arranged. Fourteen plates illustrate the first two orders. In fase 
furnished by the bark of Geissospermum Vellosii ; and a new collabo- 
rator, Dr. Progel, contributes the Gentianacee. 
8. Morphology of the Andrecium in Fumariacecee.—In his Ez cursus 
Bernhardi, that of Gay, and the same as improved b se, and that 
of A. Gray. Neither Bernhardi’s nor Gay’s view malate now ee So likely 
